The Rev. Sharon L. Williams (aka. Pastor Sharon) is an Elder of The United Methodist Church with more than 20 years transformational leadership experience as a pastor, strategist, consultant and coach.
Pastor Sharon has served under appointment in a variety of pastoral leadership contexts in Indiana and in the Missouri Annual Conference, where she served on loan as an Associate Director in the Office of Mission, Service, and Justice.
Prior to trusting the call to become a 1st generation Methodist and enter the ordination process as a candidate from the South District, where she was a member of Wall Street UMC (Jeffersonville IN), Pastor Sharon served in a variety of missionary contexts – from Philadelphia to Atlanta, even Central America. Her ecumenical heart and spirit of collaboration has opened doors to partner with International Ministries to pastor a Spanish-speaking church start in Bluefields, Nicaragua, to serve as a hospice chaplain resident, a PRN chaplain and twice as a staff chaplain for level 1 Trauma centers.
Rev. Williams is a sought-after resource leader with a deep respect for the faithful and a message of hope for the church. She celebrates the gift of Christ’s call and brings to her commitment to pastoral ministry an enthusiasm for inspiring the all-sufficient grace of living sent in service with God’s church to a whole world. And Pastor Sharon delights in these discoveries of wholeness while cherishing a host of support in this transformative work, especially that of her husband, The Rev. Dr. Jacob C. Williams Jr. (also a United Methodist Elder).
Pastor Sharon is known to break out into spontaneous singing during a sermon, has a hearty, throw-your-head back kind of laugh and is proud to call herself a new resident of Las Vegas, NV.
Rev. Williams and her husband enjoy KC-BBQ and football Sundays cheering on the Chiefs; and look forward to loving, serving and leading in their new appointment setting.
